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Urban Planning

22nd St. can’t be restriped with two traffic lanes

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PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

September 30: Economists on Uber | Millennials and the housing market | Lombard station infill | St. Laurentius decertified

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Chris Christie

Once again in N.J., Christie veto sticks

In nearly five years, New Jersey lawmakers have never succeeded in overriding one of Governor Christie Christie’s vetoes. That stre ...

12 years ago

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Grant requirements most effective in encouraging data-sharing, Drexel study finds

Sharing data from new experiments allows scientific researchers to build on each other’s work quickly, as they avoid the kind of du ...

12 years ago

With new Pa. drug laws, one academic wary of an over-correction

A comprehensive and rational drug policy in Pennsylvania may be elusive for some time, warns one academic. State lawmakers have co ...

12 years ago

 This month people are being challenged to visit all of New Jersey's Lighthouses

Next Exit Shore Guide (October 2014)

Autumn brings a different vibe down the shore. Gone are the lazy days of sun worship and swimming. New Jersey’s shore points count ...

12 years ago

 NTSB 3D scan of the Mercedes-Benz limo that Tracy Morgan was riding in on June 7, 2014

Wal-Mart: Morgan, others weren’t wearing seatbelts

Wal-Mart says actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and other people in a vehicle struck from behind by a company truck on a New Jersey highway in ...

12 years ago

 The Point Breeze refinery sits along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. (Kellie McGinn/Philadelphia Energy Solutions)

Philadelphia refinery capitalizes on the shale boom

The Valley Forge toll plaza is where route 76 splits from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and becomes the Schuylkill Expressway to Philadelphia ...

12 years ago

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 Aliquippa, once a steelmaking powerhouse about 30 miles from Pittsburgh, is one of the 20 municipalities  in financial distress under Pennsylvania's Act 47. (AP file photo)

Act 47 changes near the finish line in Pa.

Lawmakers are working out the details of a plan to overhaul Act 47, shorthand for the much-maligned Pennsylvania program that attempts to ...

12 years ago

Outside group airs misleading ad in Pa.’s 6th Congressional District race

A TV ad in the November race for Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District seat states that Republican candidate Ryan Costello, who ...

12 years ago

 Presidential candidate Gary Hart faces questions about his relationship with Donna Rice in 1987. (AP photo/Jim Cole)
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Hard to believe: The Gary Hart scandal revisited

If you’re old enough to remember Gary Hart, you know he was a promising presidential candidate who’s political career went up ...

12 years ago

 Barbara Greenspan Shaiman fills out a survey of what she would for herself should she be unable to direct her medical care. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Temple class guides participants through tough options for end-of-life care

A recent Institute of Medicine report called “ ...

12 years ago

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 The Hankin Group's two megawatt solar farm in Berks County. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)

Despite ups and downs, solar power still shining in Pennsylvania

Standing next to this solar farm in Morgantown, Berks County, you can see the Pennsylvania Turnpike traffic, but the place still feels l ...

12 years ago

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 Film and television star Alan Alda is shown speaking during an interview at Stony Brook University, on New York's Long Island, in 2013. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
Arts & Entertainment

Alan Alda blends passions for science and communication

Acclaimed actor, writer, and director Alan Alda continues his lifelong passion to probe the nexus between art and science.  He’ ...

12 years ago

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Manayunk StrEAT Festival kicks off fall restaurant week

The Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival returned to Main Street Manayunk on Sunday with more music, new vendors and kid-friendly activities. ...

12 years ago

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